Omar & Cedric’s bogus journey

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The Mars Volta have emerged from years in the psychedelic wilderness to preach the gospel of prog rock. Stevie Chick is not the only one listening

Typically, the Mars Volta treat photo-shoots the way you or I would treat a dentist’s appointment; important, yes, but to be avoided/ postponed wherever possible. Today, however, is an exception. Today, a British rock paper has drafted in a Dalek from the band’s beloved Doctor Who. As the duo clown around gleefully with the pepperpot-shaped fiend, you could easily mistake Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez for brothers, their twin tube-thin torsos topped by afros. They finish each other’s sentences and mirror each other’s body language.